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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-02
Local Lights.

The only place to get nice and cool
beer is at B. Audibert's.
We had another good rain Monday
evening.
The Reveille was this week removed to
more comfortable quarters, at the corner
of Main and Bridge streets.
The new council is having the several
cross ways filled with brick bats, and re-
building several bridges.
The Mutual Benevolent Association
attended in a body, their anniversary
mass at the Catholic Church, Thursday
morning.
There was q regular free fight among
the negroes on Mr.. o. Durand's planta-
ton Tuesday night, and the result was
that the next day, half dozen of them
brought their heads in bags before JUS
tice DeBlanc.
B. Audibert is the champion, he keeps
the incest and coolest beer.
The little five year old boy Of Mr..
Terville Bienvenu, came very near meet
ing with serious accident last Saturday
while attempting to get in carriage, he
fell under the horses feet, and fortu-
nately escaped with only few bruises
and scratches.
Sosthene Savoy, who was charged OF
having way-laid and shot at his brother
with intent to commit murder, had a
preliminary examination before Judge
Mouton Wednesday, the evidence was
not very strong against him, and he was
released on bail Of $500.
FOaming and sparkling Bailey's SALINE
APERIENT is the cheapest and most de-
lightful purgative. For dyspepsia and
habitual constipation, its delights every.
body.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-02
Mikado Social Club.

The above organization met at Du-
champs Hall last Sunday evening and
held its annual election Of officers. The
following gentlemen were unanimously
reelected, viz: j. Simon, President; r.
F. DelahOussaye, Vice President; ]. G.
BrOussard, Rec. Secretary; j. L. Gueri-
Mere, Fin. Secretary and B. L. FOurnet,
Treasurer. This Is certainly flattering
for these gentlemen, and proof that
their faithful and conscientious services
were fully appreciated by the club.
After the meeting was over several
gentlem en-, among whom were the prin-
ters, were invited up stairs and with
the MikadOs INDUCED in little "cOOl
beer" and several toasts followed. When
the beer had run its course and the safe
ty valve blowing at the high preston Of
l6O-ice cream was served, which had q
wonderful cooling effect. The MikadOs
know how to entertain their guests and
themselves, and the evening was indeed
q pleasant one.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-02
Town Talk Says.

Stump, Slim Exchange.
That it is astonishing how beer will
ill white vest.
That love has totally wrecked one Of
our boys.
That 'Stumps" are distractions and
should be removed at any cost.
That Morgan's line should reduce the
rates to Opelousas.
That soft soap when "toO thin" will
stretch from here to New Iberia.
That one of the boys averaged 80 per
cent on dances with one girl-Assiduity.
That one of the tall boys does not like
a coat of soft-sOap, but prefers to be
painted-BrOwn.
Incompatibles: Two druggists for one
girl. One must be precipitated and the
other remain in solution.
That one of the girls has tried the ef-
feet of soft on the granite heart Of a
bolted boy, with most astonishing re-
suit.
That you need not lock that clock old
''man" as the boys have bunch of ske-
Teton keys that will open clocks as well
as girls hearts.
That the tall man with short hair
made tour of the hall at the MikadO
Ball and not finding the object of his
search left for parts unknown.
That new member Of the M. 8. c.
in toast to the members offered to
teach the boys the philosophy of love in
which he claims to be we'll versed.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-02
First Settlers Of Canada.

We sxtract the following list Of names
from volume first of the genealogical
Dictionary Of Canadian families" from
the foundation Of Canada 1908 to 100,
by Abbot Cyprien Tanguay. This list
will no doubt be very interesting to our
readers, as it gives the genealogy Of most
of the creole families of Louisiana.
Those families are:
Aubert.
Babin, Badeau, Barber, Baucher, Barre
Baudet, BaudOuin, Baudry, Beauvais,
BergerOn, Bernard, Bertault, BerthelOt,
Bertin, Bienvenu, BlOuin, Blanchard, BO-
dreau, BOssier, Bourgeois.
CaillOuet, Caraby, Cavelier, Chene,
Champagne, Chauvin, ChiquOt, ChirOn
Clement.
Denis, DerOches, DenOyers, DucOnge,
Drouet. Dufour, Dufresne, Dugast, Dugue.
Duparc,, Dupre, Dupuis.
Enaud.
Fagot, Fontenau, Fortier, FOrtin, Fou-
cher.
Gaillard, Cashier, Gaudet, Gautreau,
Girard, Girault, Gueret, Guerin.
Hebert.
Jacob, Joffrion.
Labadie, Labarre. Lsbattu, Labelle, La.
brauche, Lacoste, Lacr0ix, LalOire, Ian.
dry, Laneuville, Laserre. LatOur, LatOur-
nellie, Laurent, Leboeuf, Leblanc, Lebre-
ton, Lecompte, Lefevre, LIE Gardeur dc
Tilly, Lemaitre, Lemarie, Lem0ine, LO.
riot, L0up,
Martin, Massicot, Menard, Mercier Me.
tayer, Michel, Millet.
Nicolas, Noel.
Olivier.
Parent, Paulet, Pelletier, Prudhomme
Renaud, Richard. Robert, Robin, RO
drigue, ROussel.
Sauve, Simon, Sorel, st. Amant st. Au'
bin, st. Martin, st Pierre.
Terriot, Thibaut, Thibodeau, Trepa
gnier, Trudeau, Turpin.
Verret, Vienne, Vignaux, Villeray, Vol
sin.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-02
The Beginning of the End.

The beginning Of disease Is a slight
debility or disorder of some Of the vital
organs, the stomach, the liver or the bow
els usually. There are dyspeptic symp-
toms, the liver Is trubles0me, the skin
grows tawney and unhealthy looking,
there are pains In the right side or
through the right shoulder blade, The
climax is often an utter prOstration Of
the physical energies. perhaps fatal is
sue. But IL the difficulty is met In time
with HOstetter Stomach Bitters, which is
always effective as remedy. and 1t
should be resOrted to at an early stage
there will be no reason to apprehend
those injurious subsequent effects upon
the system often entailed by entirely Gu
red diseases. Far better Is it, also 10
employ this safe remedial agent In fever
and ague, and malarial complaints, than
Quinine and other potent drugs, which
even when they do prove effectual for
time, ruin the stomach and impair tie
general health.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-02

lnulcatlOnS point tnat DreauX DTiuSs
will be the political battle field of thu
next campaign, and we would advise thu
saloon keepers so lay in full supply o.
ammunition in case of any hostility or
the part of the army of candidates who
will probably be in the field at the open
ing of the first fires.
A new and substantial fence is beins
built around the cemetery. Now tha
the cattle will be kept out, the weeds
and grass will grow to a considerable
extent and unless the people take care o.
their tombs and graves, it will be neces.
sary to let the cattle in again, as they
know how TO keep the grass down.
The Messenger was made the happy
recipient Tuesday of Watermelon OF an
extraordinary size, by Mr.. George w
Bancker. 1t was raised by Mr.. BanckeI
on his plantation about miles from
town, 1t measured "A inches in circum-
ference and weighed 4S pounds. 1t twas
very tender, sweet and of an exquisite
flavor. We extend our thanks to Mr.
Bancker.
Miss Corinne, the charming daughter
of our estimable friend A. v. Fleming
who graduated with high hOnOrs at the
Convent of the Immaculate Conception
at Opclousas, returned home Thursday
Mr.. Fleming may we'll be proud of hi
charming and accomplished daughter
and we congratulate our little cOusil
and her parents.
We are informed that the bridge acros
that coulee near Lenormands plantation
has no railing, and as the bridge is SOM
Is or 20 feet high, it is very dangerous
and should be repaired at once. Ais
the abutments of the Pointe Clair
bridge are about IL inches lower than tn
level of the bridge, and should be atten
ded to at once, or some crash up will b.
the result.
Mr.. Joseph Border, native ofFrance
and a resident of this town for q larg
number of years, and favorably know
throughout the parish as an honest an
respected gentleman, committed suicid
Tuesday evening at about seven o'clocl
by blowing his brains out. The weap
on used was a 3s calibre revolver. MI
Border was suffering since several year
and his self destruction is attributed
his painful disease.
The second anniversary ball Of the Mi
kado Social Club, given at Duchamp
Hall last Saturday, was fairly attended
Pleasure was painted on the faces of th
lovely and charming young ladies, att
red in beautiful apparels, which produ
ced such an effect upon the minds Of tf
young amateurs, that they did not fe'
ths intensity of the warm weather, an
tripped on the light fantastic toe unit
the short hours. The success was
brilliant and delightful one.
Where are you going Jack? why,
B. Audibert's for glass of that ni'
beer!
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-02

ENGLISH FEMALE BITTERs Is not q
beverage, but a powerful and unmistaka-
BILE female tonic, imp arting iron to i'm
pOverished blood gives keen appetite,
aids digestion aud proper assimilation
Of food, strengthens the feeble, invigOra-
tes the chronic, is prompt and reliable in
Its effect.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-02
Health Marks.

A bright eye, clear skin. glowing fea-
lures, animated expression, and quick
firm step. These are all secured by using
DR. Harter's Iron Tonic,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-02

The National Democratic Convention
Of 1888 will consist Of $40 delegates, di-
vided as follows: The New England
States, 20; the Middle Ssates, $50; the
Southern States, 306; the Western States
242; the Pacific States, %; the Terrific
ries and the District of Columbia, 18.
Under the twO-thirds rule, 547 votes will
be required to nominate.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-02

C. H. Roberts, advertising manager OF
the so called Empire News Company OF
Syracuse, N, Y, is a fraud and swindlcr.
and we warn the public against dealing
with that swindling concern.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-02
Found Estray.

One red mule-cow with calf; another red COW,
and bull calf. Owners can have same by pro-
wing property and paying costs
June Is I'm. EDWARD blLLAN.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-02

Political trains of injuries and abuses
are being used by certain papers of the
country press. Politics is getting hot
sure enough, though we have 8 months
yet to survey the field. Many papers
are crying very loud at present, but they
reserve silently the right to turn, one
month before the election, with the most
favorable wind.-St. Martin Reveille.
Our able contemporary is in error, the
papers which are crying hard just now,
may change by conviction, but those
those that remain silent thus far, are
probably waiting to see which side that
favorable wind will blow, before they
join any gang.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-02

The Times-Democrat to day in its
leader, entitled, ''Weather Signals -
says: "We of Louisiana can bear spe-
cial testimony to the value Of weather
representation, since a twenty four
hour warning of freeze may mean the
loss or saving of nearly the enti re sugar
crop of the State" While the Item a.
grees with its neighbOr about the impor-
tance of developing the Signal Service,
1t fails to understand how a twenty-fOuI
hours notice will enable more cane tC
be saved than can be ground or wind
rOwed in one day.-N. o. City Item.
And especially when these warnings
are telegraphed to the country towns
where the cane is to be saved, about
twelve hours in advance, and the plan
tiers generally get the news next day af-
ter their cane are frozen.
With the experience we have had hert
the past two or three years, the weather
signals are a farce and of NO benifit what
ever to the sugar planters.
The planters can Olways foretell th'
weather and take the necessary precau
tions against frost and ice, and not de-
pend upon the unreliable warnings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-15
JOYS of a Garden.

Women in the garden? Bless them,
yes We have at least three personal ac
quaintances who owe much to old Dame
Nature for renewed youth and new beauty
OF face and form gained by work in the
garden. One is lady of ample fortune.
who loves her lawn. with its trees and
vines and flowers as things of beauty
We doubt if the thought of health occurs
20 her, but the effect is patent to all her
friends. Another is lovely little woman
who has been in i'll health for years. This
season, moving TO a new home where
friends and acquaintance were scarce,
sheer loneliness drove her to the garden.
There the needs o.. the growing things ap-
pealed to her, and day by day her visits
were repeated, until at last all her morn
ing hours were spent among them,
planting. training. wedding. thinning and
digging. The result is the renewal of
health and strength unknown before for
years, and new happiness and greater
contentment. The third is good woman,
whose sorrows seem piled mountain high
through the loss by death within a few
months of husband and child. and of prop
erty as we'll. Trained to no work as a
girl, she seemed helpless. But her little
garden demanded attention, and her very
losses compelled her to work with her
hands Here, too. the soothing balm of
pure air. exercise and occupation worked
its marvels in recovered health, content
ment and a spirit of self helpfulness.-
american Garden for Julu.
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Summer.Pruning Currants.

Those who have not yet given the plan
of summer pruning or pinching out the
growing tops from currant bushes trial
should DO so without delay. as it is viii e
IN the full flush of growth that the opera
ton must he done to be successful, for if
not done until the wood gets hard and re-
quires cutting it had better be left alto
getbcr, as by that lime the under leaves
will have been so blanched by he dense
OPP growth that they will tall OH win IN
fully exposed. We 60 over our bushes
directly the leading shoots are alb ut six
inches long and pinch the tops "u'; the
lower leaves then let strong and remain
on the bushes all the season, and he buds
at their base get very much stronger than
If all the strength were allowed to rush
up into the wood, which at the winter
pruning will be cut off. There is really
very little pruning to do if summer prun-
ing or pinchng is ate ded to, as the
young wood that is left gets so complete
ly covered with flower buds that one is
10th to cut any of it away. Rel aud
white currants are apparently the most
benz fItled by close pruning, but black
varieties are also much improved by
stopping the leading shoots that are as
nigh as they are intended to be left for
fruiting, the young growths from the ba- e
tor supplying new fruit-bearlng shoots be
ing left intact. 1t is simply question OF
concentrating The forces of the bush on
fruit or useless wood production Vich'S
Mdgdzine.
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Cold Water For Hogs,

The hog is the only animal kept on the
farm without some provision for r, gu
lar supply OF pure water. And when this
is considered it seems strange that there
is not more disease among hogs than there
Is. A drink OF clear water has the eff ct
to cleanse the system of many impurities
and pass them off in the secretions and il
hog is deprived of water entirely, or
limited to what he can extract from the
Stops, which are already saturated with
filth, and obliged to wallow in filth and
sleep in dust, how can his system be
healthy or his flesh fit Tor food? The
comfort of an animal should not be over
looked and no animal is comfortable that
is suffering with thirst; and sour m Tx
and greasy dishwater and salt Stops are
not drink.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-15
Value of Eggs.

Eggs are dependent upon the feed of
the hens for their flavor. Hens on the
south side of Long Island or districts
where they are fed fish. lay eggs of an
inferior quality, because the flavor is
strong, and has not the sweet. rich taste
of eggs where grain is fed. Eggs vary
considerably in size. and this is point
OF economy in selecting them. Southern
eggs are always much smaller than those
from other districts, because poultry kept
at the South is raised more tor game pur-
poses than for commercial. There is a
certain district in Northern Ohio, also.
where the eggs are invariably under size.
The Leghorn breeds of fowls lay eggs
with pure white shells The Plymouth
Rock fowls lay eggs with rich brown
shells. These are always in demand for
table use. The color of the shells is no
indication of flavor. however. - Good
Housekeeping
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Educated Farmers.

No man ought to know so well as the
farmer that like produces like, and that a
man will reap what he sows. Every S. ed
will bring forth after its own kind. We
do not gather grapes from thorns or figs
from thlstles. If you SOW wheat, you reap
wheat, if YOU plant corn YOU gather corn
No man should know SO well as the farmer
that this law holds good to oher things IN
life. A mans brain Is a soil as capable
OF producing a harvest as the land of a
farmer. A neglect to plant good seed
will secure corresponding harvest
plant no seed, and the NEST noxious weeds
will cover the ground. Plant tales and
tares will be the harvest. Plant false
hood and luxuriant growth OF lies will
be secured. If YOU want your
boys to be men, in the largest sense, see to
1t that their minds are properly cultivated,
and the right kind Of seed is planted.
Give the boys the advantage of a good
education - Western Ro1cnian.
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The Hay Crop.

There has not been much opportunity
for cutting gaSs early this year. or any
great necessity for it. The backwardness
OF the season has prevented it from ripen
ing on the dry knolls, or from lodging in
rich and moist places, as it has done in
some years before July, and the last
heavy rains have started it 10 growing
rapidly, so that but few in the vicinity OF
Boston, or that latitude, will begin before
the first of July. Indeed, it might be as
we'll to say that but little will be cut be-
tore the Fourth, as boys and farm hands
will want to observe that as holiday,
and farmers will not like to take the
chances of having hay cut and left in the
field while help are not willing to take
care of it, Many farmer has wished
that our ioretathers had made the Declara-
ton of Independence few weeks earlier
than they did. that the anniversary need
not have interfered with the having
time.
Thanks to sewing machines, tedders.
horse rakes and horse forks, it does not
take as long as it used to take to get the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-15
MfsftlIaneDns.

The hay crop of Maine this year will be
1.150, 900 tons. Now estimate the value
of this crop to our farmers if it can be so
ted to stock as to increase its feeding val
ne to them two dollars per ton. Make a
few figures. What does hay bring you a
ton as you now feed it Can you BY iced
ing to other stock make it pay you. in
their product. (reckoning the manure) two
dollars per ton, above what you now get
for il If so you are on the road to indie
pendence and wealth.
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hay upon farm. If the beginning is q
little later than usual, it is possible to
crowd the work along rapidly. and it may
be well to put few of the long days.
from sun to sun. as our grandfathers used
to make. If the evening from four until
eight O'Clock, and the same time in the
morning, is spent in cutting grass. and
the rest of the day in stirring, raking and
putting it in the barn, great deal may
be handled. and the hay will not need as
much labor expended upon it as if the
forenoon was spent in moving and the at
ternoon in rakiug and drawing in. By
this method the hay will be sweet, nutri
tious and get well cured.-American Cul-
tiUator.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-15

Lately we listened to little conversa-
ton about sheep which was had by two
good farmers. Where can buy some
Sheep said farmer A d. Il am going into
sheep. for want them to run in my
orchard, besides, think sheep are COM
ing up again" Wei. if you are going
into sheep" replied farmer b., 'let
me give Nou little advice. have been
all through The ups and downs of the
sheep business for the past twenty five
years, ard when | have not bad a fl ok
sheep handled by my neighbors. Now
when you get a flock of sheep, don't buy
more than you want if you can get them
for cent apiece and if they run up to
S25 apiece don't sell all out and 90 into
something else. Keep straight along
Then don't ever think of wool. Get a
breed that will carry good carcass, and
bring you good early lamb worth six or
seven dollars. There is always market
for sue lambs at YOUR own door, and
that kind of sheep fal ming pays. But if
You depend upon wool. and sell out or
90 up or down with all the changes in
wool, you will loose and get discouraged
Managed as | have said there is no better
stot k for our Maine farmers than sheep"
Did not farmer B. give his friend farmer
A. some sensible advice?
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The soil of a fertile acre of ground
weighs 100000 pounds; while the plant
food necessary for thrifty, good crop on
that acre weighs but 200 pounds, or of the
proportion of one to seventeen thousand
This is what Mr.. w. II. Bowker of the
Bowker Fertilizer Company calls "homo-
npalhy in agriculture and reminds US
oil the old Joke about the English gardener
and his master at about the time when
guano first was used as fertilizer. The
gardener seeing his workman apply the
fertilizer said. "Ab, Sandy, the time may
come when you can carry all the manure
needed tor the garden in your vest
pocket" "And all the crops in the other
vest pocket put in Sandy.
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1T WASN'T THAT KIND.

"Mtrtilda. il YOU In iub with me?"
&c way. sam Johnsing, cose l isn't"
"Sho' iilda don't say dat, for my heart burns
"Hold on, Mister Johnsing eff you has the heart
burn, Jest 70 20 and git box er them
WOODBURf'S DYSPEPSIA KILLERS;
they will cure yo heartburn Immediately at once, and
ef you suffer from water brash, sam, they will cue
that, too"
"But, 'Tilda, II amt that kind"
"Never 20 mind. sam; II must be indigestion then
what makes you look so gum, and the
D.k.'S
will cue Dyspepsia and Indigestion quicker and
cleaner than you can rob q hen roost, Mister John.
sing.-Good day.
Dooaitte smith, a and % fremont St.. Boston,
will send q box of Dr. Mark r. Woodburys Dyspep.
sia Killers BY mall to any part Of the o. S., On re-
osipt Of - cents, or . trial box for q cents.
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The report of the Department of Agri-
culture on the condition of the crops OF
the country, June LIST, says that the aggre
gate result of reports on the wheat crop is
an increase of fraction of one per cent,
an extension OF the culture of this crop
not more than one-third as large as the
increase in population in the United States
during the present year, which will re-
quire the net products of million acres
of wheat. The total area for 1887 will
very slightly exceed $1,000, 900 acres.